Vegetative propagation strategies of four rupestrian species of Leiothrix (Eriocaulaceae)

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 687-694

  Coelho, Flávia De Freitas ^a   Capelo, Christina Dorvalina Lopes ^a   Neves, Ana Carolina Oliveira ^a   Figueira, José Eugênio Côrtes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Eriocaulaceae; Leiothrix; Pseudovivipary; Rupestrian grasslands

Indexed keywords

ERIOCAULACEAE; LEIOTHRIX; LEIOTHRIX CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 38849109611     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042007000400013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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